A Tuath, An Iar, is Innse Gaal | |
Type | College |
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Established | 2023 |
Location | |
Affiliations | University of the Highlands and Islands, |
Website |
www |
UHI North, West and Hebrides ( Scottish Gaelic: A Tuath, An Iar, is Innse Gaal) provides further and higher education in the north and west of Scotland through a network of learning centres and by distance learning. It is a constituent college of the University of the Highlands and Islands.
On 1 August 2023., [1] North Highland College, Lews Castle College and West Highland College merged to form UHI North, West and Hebrides.
The new college seeks to be a “driver of change, supporting economic growth in our rural and island communities” according to Principal Lydia Rohmer. [2]
In early 2021, the boards of management at North Highland College (UHI North Highland), West Highland College (UHI West Highland) and Lews Castle College (UHI Outer Hebrides) commissioned a review into their long-term strategic future. After a ten-week public consultation, the merger was approved by the college boards in November 2022. [3] The name "UHI North, West and Hebrides" was agreed in December 2022. [4] The Scottish Government approved the merger in July 2023, [5] after a formal consultation process [6]
A Tuath, An Iar, is Innse Gaal | |
Type | College |
---|---|
Established | 2023 |
Location | |
Affiliations | University of the Highlands and Islands, |
Website |
www |
UHI North, West and Hebrides ( Scottish Gaelic: A Tuath, An Iar, is Innse Gaal) provides further and higher education in the north and west of Scotland through a network of learning centres and by distance learning. It is a constituent college of the University of the Highlands and Islands.
On 1 August 2023., [1] North Highland College, Lews Castle College and West Highland College merged to form UHI North, West and Hebrides.
The new college seeks to be a “driver of change, supporting economic growth in our rural and island communities” according to Principal Lydia Rohmer. [2]
In early 2021, the boards of management at North Highland College (UHI North Highland), West Highland College (UHI West Highland) and Lews Castle College (UHI Outer Hebrides) commissioned a review into their long-term strategic future. After a ten-week public consultation, the merger was approved by the college boards in November 2022. [3] The name "UHI North, West and Hebrides" was agreed in December 2022. [4] The Scottish Government approved the merger in July 2023, [5] after a formal consultation process [6]